The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-24


kinsville "A Woman's Effort to Make
Away with Her Legitimate Of
spring -Dooly and Wilcox not Apt
to be Changed from the Oconee Cir
cult.
GEORGIA
Very few Houston farmers have sold cot
ton seed this season.
Houston Superior Court convenes a weel
from next Monday.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama will
attend the Confederate reunion at Macon.
The Perry Rifles have ordered their uni
forms from New York furnishing house.
The public schools of Dalton have an at
tendance of over $50 students, and the num-
Der is increasing.
There is not an idle carpenter or brick
layer at Athens, and many extra men could
find employment on new buildings now
going up.
j. ]. and l. F. George are the only two
men now living at or near Houston factory,
who worked i'll the cotton mills there as
early as 1856.
Some of the old Confederate soldiers in
Pulaski declare that they intend to go to the
Georgia State Fair to see jefferson Davis
once more if they are compelled to walk.
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600 acres of land. OF the l, 100 acres there
owned by Dennard & Hughes, only about
fifty are used for agricultural purposes.
At Brunswick the preliminary hearing of
w. f. Sutton, charged with killing Bob Nal
lory, has resulted in his being held in $40, 900
bail to answer for voluntary manslaughter.
An Augusta groceryman has just been
surprised by creditor walking in and pay
ing bill that had been standing fifteen
years, and another paying one of six years
standing,
Cotton is coming right along into Dalton
Farmers say the crop will not yield as much
is larger. and therefore the number of bales
will be about the same.
The Richmond HuSsars will go to Atlanta
sixty strong, with their horses, to march
before President and Mrs. Cleveland. The
Edgefield Hussars will accompany the Rich
monds with thirty men.
r. H. Allen & Co., of Athens, have orders
ahead for S35, 900 worth of harness. This
firm is now putting up one of the largest
harness manufactures in the State bringing
large number of workmen.
AT the annual meeting of hestockholders
of the Crown cotton mill of Dalton last
week, dividend of 25 per cent. was de-
clared, payable in new stock. This industry
is enjoying a magnificent patronage.
At Brunswick the schooner Glynn has
been chartered to proceed to Nassau for the
first cargo of fruits, shells, etc She will
start some time in October, and return
about Nov. 1. Steamers will be put on as
soon as the way is clear.
G. w. Quincy, who has been bailiff of
jefferson county court for a long time has
been appointed Sheriff by the Ordinary to
serve until a Sheriff is elected. He has
given bond as required by law, and entered
upon the duties of the office.
At Rome Wednesday the dead body of a
baby, having the appearance of being about
one month old, was found in the old pond at
the head of Broad street The body Vas
wrapped in an old sack, and it seemed that
it had been In the pond for several days
The new Touring mill of Barrett, Denton
& Lynn, at Dalton, operating the roller
process, has begun work, and is making
sixty barrels day of the finest -four to be
found In any Southern market. The re-
pairs and new machinery cost about $4,000.
A citizen of Hawkinsville owns a valua-
BILE COW, whose calf, now only eleven months
old, has been giving milk for three months
This little heiter, less than year old, drop
ped fine calf Wednesday, and the owner
now thinks he could astonish the Jersey cat
tie breeders at the State Fair.
The descent from balloon with q para
chute will be one of the attractions at the
Piedmont Exposition. This is the most
miraculous feat ever performed 1t has
been done in America five times. The
aeronaut will jump from the balloon at a
height of 5000 feet, holding a parachute
practically an immense umbrella-which
will break the force of his fall to the earth
and land him in safety.
Thursday a most horrible accident oc
CURED on Beach Island. on Luther II. Han
klnsons plantation, near Augusta The
victim, Scott HOLMAN, upon hearing the
whistle at the cotton gin, rushed to the gin
to get his position and be In readiness for
work. In running he ran too far and his
legs were caught in the gin, which had been
started, and he was literally torn to pieces
from his waist down. Three ribs of the gin
were broken by the accident.
About three feet square of the bottom of
Col. Nelson lifts fish pond at Albany, drop
ped out the other day, and the water ran off.
leaving only a small hole in which the carp,
with which the pond is stocked, was as thick
as sardines In box. The weight of the wa
ter was too great for the crust between it
and the subteranean passage through which
the waste water is conducted to the river.
and small Ime-sink was formed through
which the water disappeared.
At Douglasville on Saturday Dave Smith,
juvenile African some ten wears old. was
showing couple of companions small pis-
toll. Among other things he could do with it
he attempted to show them that he would
hold it to his ear and see how loud il would
snap. Dave pulled the trigger, the concern
exploded and ball went through his outer
ear and lodged in the base of the Uranium.
He was brought to DR.. Massays drug store,
and the ball was soon extracted.
Wednesday the gin house, gin and press
and four or five bales of cotton belonging
10 Robert Moon, were burned on his place
near Simonton's bridge in Oconee county.
The fire originated from friction of the
wheels. The loss is not less than 81 600
Mr.. Moon, who had rushed into the house,
was cut off from escape in the lint room.
In trying to get out he ran through the
blazing lint, and was badly burned about
the head and back. A young man living
on his place was also badly burned Mr.
Moons injuries are painful, but not nee
essarily dangerous.
a careful examination Of the records of
the Mayors Court of Dalton shows that in
the year 1888, the last year that whisky was
sold in Dalton, there were tried sc cases
wherein whisky was directly the cause of
the ofiense. The following year, 1884, there
were "a cases; in 1885, 81 cases; in 1885, %
cases; in 1887. 10 cases, and the marshal has
been extraordinarily diiigent in order TO
have this number. Most OF them were
coses where ordinarily there would have
been no arrest, as the parties were only re-